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w 1 lmliln iy 1 oin gaz/jci i il â–º fhp.ls d'jld eh i.vt published w;,:.--'t by allmand hall tuesday june 26 18 1 1^1 l liir sn .' new-york june 3 massacre n f all the whites of st domingo by the pilot-boat grey hound capt sandford in ixteen days from cape francois we hav a confirmation of the maffacre and pillage at tint a'ul other places of the liliod by gen deiralhie troops wbich commenced on the 10/h ot april ami was continued without inter i-niltion until tlie 14th of may al t!ie french inhabitants including men wo men and children t ihe num t-r of be tween 2000 and 2,500 were pit to the fword or bayonet ui tin j i;>c during the above period on tin 14 h inll after the work ot deltruclion was completed u.f falines lett the cape on his way to his headquarters byway of port-de-paix and gonaives on the 22:1 of april fort daupliin was pilliged and all the whites 10 the number of about 9 > men worrun and children were maflacred and a part of the town dedroyed ' tew day at i er the french inhabitants of st jago and other parts ot the interior were efcoricd to th cape and there dertroyed in the hioit vv a 1 1 1 1 > n manner on the 1 2th of may dualities iftie-l a proclamation fa copy ot which follows calling upon the iv.ianifli inhabitants or the city of santo domingo to declare themfelves for or againft him allowing them fifteen d*ys to determine this proclamation was made in confequence it war faicl of his hiving received difpatcli es fr.iin p.)rt-au-prince informing him of the am .-.! of 1 reinf ireement ot french i troops at santo damingo to enter into a full detail ol the par ' ticulars of the malf.icre andplund?rof the cape v mild be a painful talk an,l afford no pleafure to our readers ; but we arc i afltured that from thebeginning to the end of the hellifli work the moil unparal lelled cruellies were infixed upon the whites in a manner too hocking o re late men women and children were hack ed down with words and plunged with ' bayonets women with children in th-ir arms were feen flying through the ftreets toavoi.l ih^ir ptirfuers ;' and being over taken by them one thrult of a bayonet hai pierced both mother and child after this dreadful mall'acre the dead Â«'"â€¢ lying iii the ftreets tor three dayt when thfi inhabitants were ordered to re move thofe within a ccr-ain diltance of each dwelling which weru alter war is dragged off and thrown into a ditch ai tho font r u mountain previous to he maltacrej certain of the blacks in order to obtain ills property of ' tho whi-cs which was ferreted called on i them individually and promifed to fpare rhetr lives if they wou d givj it u . ; ivhich having obtained not one of then was exempted from the general nufljcre i the nropartythus pprfidioufly obtained { onlnling ol gold jewels and plate was faid to!>e im naif gold was brouÂ»!it ! to the tow in hatful by the blacks i i tiered n exchange tor filver fur zh than lialr iu value we zre informed thai declines has decreed that any frfnchman hsneefur ward who hall arrive in st domingo in ill be pa to death t hew further the vincfidtive cruelly of the i black and their inveteracy againlt he elites 1 we hull mention the following n j '; ( v b . ctlir '- : hemaftacre look place a d mu fchooner belonging to si th â€¢ mas ha ing on board a number ofvrcn h piffcngeri after failing vai purfuc.l by armed boats overtaken and brought back and the danifh cap.'ain crew ll palk-ngi r were all put 10 heath i he :. v americans that were at the 1 â€¢'>"'â€¢ remained unhurt with il lc cx l f'he?,i,,.cr â– , and . few mechs " 1 - f m '""^ iwvicc were too furvi-cl.h 1>aredf . " nc lurvivcil the general wreck a ,(, tl . ., t()ur ldv d - elwin was creeling rrong fortifications in ihe orrrnen " ffl Â» ' Â«' frimthku york mercantiu advtrli j he intelligence of rhc indif.riminate majlacreof tlx white f rencn inhabitant i v domingo whi h we were the u "\ notice i confirmel by tl e arrival at i 1 v llt â€¢Â«â€¢ greyhound from l-apcfra cois the leu rs ot our tor relp indents and th verbal a â– 1 unt ol tl â€¢ hÂ»rciigcri v>!iw tfcaped agr in re prefenting it as in of the im't horrid i v lidi has occurred n ni><!:r'i li nes it lv?^;n on the 19th of april and cnn'inu ; ci w hout internaiftlm until th i rl i of 1 may i lowing on the 28th april gen dtfllil 112s iltucd a proclamation explana ] tory of his motives a i t irs future condid of which lie following is t copy : tranflattdfar the mer artiu advft'i ir libeu ry ok dc \ h proclamation ytan jacqutt defpal'tms gfufni g â– /.â€¢ ral tithe inbahhants )/ hiyti crimes the ir.oll a'ro.ioii fiuti i wore uniil then unheard of t . v u .! caul â€¢ nature to fhujder â€¢;â– b : : pcrpeira'ed i th mcaftre was over-heaped at length the hour of vengeance hi arrive and â– the imi)la."j'ilc enernisi of tha rights of ) j man have fu feted the punhhmcnt due to their crimes my am riif.\l o"Â»i th.'ir h?i l ins | too long delated to t ri ice at that lignal whici the ju'kicc ofg d has nrg-d your lunis righteoufly armed have brought ihe axe upon ihj ancient tree of llivery and | prejudices in vain had time and more j i efpecially the infernal politics ol europe and furrounjud it with tnpls brals ; you have ilript it of its armor ; vou hive placed it upon your heart that you rruy he ! come ike o.ir natural enemies cruci i i anl mercilcls like 1 an overflowing ' : mighty torre it that tears down aii opp'jli â– lion yo'ir ven etul fury h can i aw.y ! every tlii;i in its impjtuous co.irle â€” tims pcriih ill tyrants over innocence ail i opprcllors ot coankind i 1 what then ? bent for many ages under 1 an iron yoke ; the fport oi th â– paflio is of men ol their injullice and nf ihs c.pii ces of forune mu r.ai .â€¢ t victimi of \'\? cupidity of vhite french nsn ; after ha ving fattened with omr toils ihifc infati â– ate blood fuckers with a p3tien:e and re i \ donation unexampled we ihou'nl t-ai;i i have feen t!u fjcri^ious horde make an ; 1 attemdt upon o.ir deitrudtion without any j , diil nclion ol hex or age and we men : r without energy of no virtue of nodeli 1 , cate fenfibility ihnill noi we have plun \ 1 gel in their breaits the dagger of defpera ' â– ti;)n where is that vile hayrian co un ' worthy of his regeneration whothi iks he i lias notaccomp nhcl thedecrei * or i!i e j ternal by exterminating th/e blood â– \ thirlly tigers f if there-is ons 1 r - 1 him i fly indignant nature difcardi him irani our , bofom ; let him h 1 â€¢ ins lhatne far from hencij ; the air c brp a ih is not fnirc.l r u i tils grofi oi 1 i i the pure air of li | berty an uli & triumphant y , " ' iive rendered to t!;efe true ca nib.il , war for war crime for crime out 1 n t ir 011 rage ; yes i haÂ»e faved my ! country ; i have avenged america j 1 he avowal i make of 11 in the face .. r earth and heaven conftitutes my piuie and my glory of what confequence to me is 1 ie opinion which come n-.iorary & future g^nerati ns wi 1 pr riounce up on my contliift f i have performed my dmy ; i enjoy my own approbation ; t jr 111 that is in fi ient b n ,..-., u r o i fay flie prefcrvati n ot my unfortunate bro thei -, the icltimony ot my 0 v 1 ronfc < n e are not my onljr rclompence : i have feen j tvvo culfcs of men bum to cherifli aflllt and tuciiir one another miv i in 3 word and blended tojretlijr â€” crying for j vc igeance and difputirtg the honor uf the firlf blow blacks and yellows whom the refined p city ol europeans has tor a long > time en leavoured to divide ; you wh rare now confolidated and nuke but one ti mily without iloubt it was r.eccirary that our perfect reconciliation fliould be feal <â€¢! with the mood of out but her si ni i lar calamities have hung over your pro i icnbed heads : a limilar ardour to llrikc your enemies has fignalifed you ; the like tateis refcrved for you ; and the like i | tercjjimuft ihercfure render you forever 1 one indivi.ible and ii reparable main : tain thai precious concord that happy harmony amongfl yotiffclves ; it is die |; pledge ol your happincls > r falvation j ( and your fuccefi ; it ii he fecret 1 be mg mviik ible ( is it necelfary in orrlt r lo ftrengtlien '!â€¢â€¢â€¢ tie 10 recall lo your reme nbrance ; "â– â– catalogue o attfocitie coi imitt ! a '"'â– ' 'â– d i ijpccies : ih ni itj re ol the '"'â– rr ; opnuiion of 1 his iih,,h medita 'â– : "- '-' lilcn eat.d ratig-troi 1 of 1 â€¢â– a '"'"â– ' > '''â€¢â€¢ txecution of that a n â– , . projrfl to m Â« unblulhingl . . v ! alrrady begun by t p n |, wi , n , he ca mntfs and ferenity ol a countci 11 e j accullomed 10 qmilar crimes gau la 1 " i b pillage a-vl deftt yed ; its ruins rill reeking with the blood of he chil dren womrn and old iv n im.t t ihe i ; pjlage ( limtiu the vij'im of j rir craftinef j it r having bafcly <â– â– â– | trayed hi ton nry and hii brothers â€” th \ brave an ' ; i nortal 1 l ;â€¢â– ..!.â– . blown jj int the rr v '. t;i the fort wnic 1 hf â€¢ fen l deil rather ilun accept 1 heir cÂ»ff red chain mj^n inimou warrior tlut no i ble ..â– â€¢; h tar ir 1 n etifefblin â– our i-'-ur | det rmi vation of ave igina or of followin thee shall i again recafl to j ur memo \ i rv the plot lately fidined tt jcremie ' \ j i'he terrible explolion which w^s to : c i i the rs-iii 1 notwiiirtanding tie generous pardon vn-d to theft im 01 1 i-iy.-ivi .<, i . at the cxplotion of ihe french army i iho ' deplorable fate ct our departed brothers in i knrope and dread harbinger of iu\it ' the frightful dt.t|>otirm exer.:i fed ai mir | tinique r ljntdriunate petiple of marti ll nique iii il i bin fly loyo.ir afliitj ce ' ami rcak your fetters ! alas ! an iiii'ur moun a'de barrier feparatc-j m perhaps a park from ihe fame firu which ei dimes us a i 1 1 alight into your bofoms ; pe tiaps j at the found t â€¢ f 1 hi comnnot ion fud lenly awakening from \ our ic-tiiargv , wiih arms j in youi hand you yill reclaim yoiii fa i ! crcil im'.i inijir icrljit soli Â»- 1 . ' f , 1 . . ; after the rerribli exam ewlnch i hive j j.ili given tli.u fooncr or later diviiie juf i â– ice will unchain on lir in m mighty j minds ai>i>Â»e he \\ i ikncfs of the â€¢. u ir i for the iieltr;j(!;uoii and ttrror ol ihi wi..k ! ed tremb'eiyratus ufi:rpers f.-ourgers of ! ihe new world our tbg^er-j jic lluioen 1 ' 'â€¢ i ; y.uir pi nlihmcnl ready i ii x y j th'v.i im-m equipped i , m i id v^i obedient 10 my orders burn to offer anew j l.i.ri'v the man 9 ot t heir mii iili lau-il j brotturs let hit nation co.ne vrho may j he in*d and 1a ring enough 1 > attack me ' alrea'.y at it a^.ir iach ihe irrnsieil ge 1 ' in i " r hayi nfi sg oui ol the bofooi of : j the ocean appears ; hi menacing al'pÂ«tt 1 throws the wavc3 ir.to commotion ex } rites tempelts and with his mighty hand i difperfes hips ur daflie them iu piece ; to hit forml laole voice it law of nature ] pay obdfance ; dife-iies plague famine ! conflagration poifon,arehiscotiftant atten 1 i dauo j''.t >â€¢. hy calctila'eo'i tlii uinilaiice ! i of the climate and of the elements ? have ' 1 t r r t 1 hat i command a pt-opie â€¢>( no '< co ' mon rait hru'i'^ht up in advcrlity | whofe audacious danng frowns at oolta clcs and incrcafes by dangers let ihcm ' come then thefc lomicidal cchons ! i v/ait lor them vv i â€¢ !: firmnefsi anil k\ith a ! ffeady eye i aband into ihcm freely the ! fea i re and the f'accs where cities have ' cx'lled ; but woe 10 thofe wlio ibay ap . j'ldilh too near the mountains ! jt were \ i uettcr f'of them thai the lea received them ! j into i's profound ibyls iii.im to be fie | voured by ike an^eiot ihchil hen oi hayii " wat and ieali to tyrants '" this i tny j motto â€” â€¢â€¢ liberty injep ndencc /'' lliisis i i jur rallying cry j generals officers foidfers a lfiilc uh like him who his preceded me the m ptneral touflaint louvcrture i hsve j '"'â– â€¢ 1 ; - thtul '<> tl promife which 1 made . to you when i tooltip arms againft tyran ny & whillt the latlpark of lite remains in me 1 fhali keep my oath never again fhau a cilonifl o an e trope m fct his fÂ»ot vpn this tenitery with lie title of ntujltr ir proprietor this refolution iii l ! hence forward form the fundamentiil balls of dm conflitution should other clii afirr n'f by pur filing a conduct diimettica^y oppofite 10 mine dig their own grave and thofe of tl'cir f|cii ym will have toaccufe on v the law of deliiny which hall have taken i j me away from the happinefs and welfare nf my fellow-citi2en5 may m fuccef fors follow the path i fliall have traced oui for tlnm ! [\ is the fyftem s if adap ird for conlolidating iheir power ; ii is the htghell homage they can lendej 10 my memury as it is derogatory to my charafler v rrty dignity 10 punifti the innocent lor il - crimes ot the guilty a handful of whites commendable by the religion they have al ways profefted ami who have befides taken the oath to live with ui in the woods have i experienced my clemency \ order that the fword refpeft them and tha tiicy be ; unrxolc fled i recommend anew and order to a'l the generals of department c logrant fuc four encouragement ami proieclion to i all neutral and friendly nations who msy : wifh tocilabliik commercial relations in ! this ifland april iti ,!, f , r of indepen tncc tlie govj , u general signed dessalines i t c secretary general a t rue cnpv ) juste chaulatte this prnclama ion hat't'i â€¢ effefl vl i â€¢!â– was intend il , ii n rved 'â– '":â– arm of il â€¢ rl n i.'v t v ii ( i :.,!:, i inc i . â€¢ . !,.. ;, i ex it juifhed i : hii b '. m thc'lall fpark ol hu man y the work of death was aictl i fated ; ami on the a<u of v iy ,. | n !' â– â€¢ cin ;.'â– .. iiml ! t [( dm capr ii b infuri ated ffjijiery had lai riliccd to t eir unre lenting p o | i i no i f s t hun two i!i mfand five him ired human b ii i;s the v nrk t dcftruclinn then it ..<!*.) from t.cctflily lor no mure vi&im remained lo be allf fn a'c the details we hive receii d of lliefs tranfadlions are ihockiiiy to :,,. c .-. r ]â€ž_ deed o linguage of which we arr capable t-an defrribe with a-curary i lie horrors nt : the carriage,vvhich had no refpec to the j infirmity ot a^e or the innocence ot childhood ; but iuvo \ ; i in one common i ruin an i n ifntly wiih the fame fword | the infant fucking at the bre;tt and the ] unoffending mother from whom it derived its nonrilliment on lie i 4 i el fay dehalires icfi the i cajie bjr way of or't e pjix stul go naives for the ptirpcfe vt ci forcing tiro terms of tlu faliowi-.g proc'utnation which he hadrano i to be iftued in that part ot the ifhiid of st i")on:ii . i hab - 1 tc i by spaniard me alp in ! or ; ftercd that the occupiers f honfes fhotild ; remove with . i poffible fped to a liitch h the ii te ofthe inountnii , the dt-ad bo dies o them.jrdered which rt-maine i in the ircets mat ihcy mi n m < |. e ti'hei devoured by lhp do^'s o"r jj fuffejed to produce u pellileiu e liberty ou heath ! â– â€¢ p roll a mai ion , j jacquis d.-j/a/ines g ventar getiel ; r '^ //-, w //â– ;/< j ry /,',, u sp ,â€ž,â€¢/;. j ,- t j scarce had the kiench army been t - pelud when you haflened ti arknowledgc my authority ; hy a free and fpontaneons nuivement of your hearts you arranged yourfelves under my hi j.-dion more catefuld die profperity than of tlie ruinj of that part which you iubabir 1 have given to tit ip homage a favourable recep tion from that moment 1 have conii dsred you a my children and my fidelity i to you remains undiminifhe i asaprowf of my paternal folicitude within the pla ccs ivhtch have fubmiitcil to my power i liave propoftd for chiefs none but men chofen from among yourfelve jealous of counting you i n tl e rai.k of my iriends i that i might give you all hc time nccef lary lurreco l.-clion and that i might af furemyfelf of your fidelity i have hither to reft rained the burning ardour of ir.v foldicrs already i congratulated tnyfeii on the fiiccfrf ot my lolicitude which had tor iis olijecl lo prevent th effufion oi bl<pod ; but at this time a fanatic prieft had kindled in your breads the r;Â»c whicli predominates therein ; the inceritcd fer rand had not ci initilled into you tlie poifon of falfehood and calumny wri tings originating in dcfpa'ir and weaknefs luvc been circulated and imme i-telv many amongft you feduced by perfidioug infinua(ion folkited the friend fhip and protcdlion of tl\f french â€” they d:ire.l to outrage my kindntti by coalcfcing with oiy cruel cnemie spaniards i reflect , on the brink of the precipice which is i dug under your feet will that diabolical i minilter favc you when withtiic and | fword i ihall hÂ«vr purfued you to jour lafl entrenchment ! ah ! wit out doubt his pray is his grimaces hii relics would be mi impediment lo tr.y career vain as i poweilcfji canhe prtferve o:i from my i juft anger after khali have buried bid and the colled ion el brigands he com mands under the ruin of your capital ' let uicm both recollect that ii it before my intrepid phalanxes that a the rcfour ces and kill t europeans have proved in , ejfeclual ; and that in my vulorious hands the defuny of the captain-general kocham beau hat been furrendeicd to lure the spaniardi to their party they propagat the report that vchcli with noo[is have arrived at santo domingo v'(;y is it not t!ie tru:li ? they little imagine that in deuying to attack them until this ti u my principal obtecl has been to lut trr them to ir.creafe the maf of our re lourcti ami the number of our virtims to fprcad difirult ipd terror tlity incef fan ly u*Â«ll uy<>n the aic whic tk

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w 1 lmliln iy 1 oin gaz/jci i il â–º fhp.ls d'jld eh i.vt published w;,:.--'t by allmand hall tuesday june 26 18 1 1^1 l liir sn .' new-york june 3 massacre n f all the whites of st domingo by the pilot-boat grey hound capt sandford in ixteen days from cape francois we hav a confirmation of the maffacre and pillage at tint a'ul other places of the liliod by gen deiralhie troops wbich commenced on the 10/h ot april ami was continued without inter i-niltion until tlie 14th of may al t!ie french inhabitants including men wo men and children t ihe num t-r of be tween 2000 and 2,500 were pit to the fword or bayonet ui tin j i;>c during the above period on tin 14 h inll after the work ot deltruclion was completed u.f falines lett the cape on his way to his headquarters byway of port-de-paix and gonaives on the 22:1 of april fort daupliin was pilliged and all the whites 10 the number of about 9 > men worrun and children were maflacred and a part of the town dedroyed ' tew day at i er the french inhabitants of st jago and other parts ot the interior were efcoricd to th cape and there dertroyed in the hioit vv a 1 1 1 1 > n manner on the 1 2th of may dualities iftie-l a proclamation fa copy ot which follows calling upon the iv.ianifli inhabitants or the city of santo domingo to declare themfelves for or againft him allowing them fifteen d*ys to determine this proclamation was made in confequence it war faicl of his hiving received difpatcli es fr.iin p.)rt-au-prince informing him of the am .-.! of 1 reinf ireement ot french i troops at santo damingo to enter into a full detail ol the par ' ticulars of the malf.icre andplund?rof the cape v mild be a painful talk an,l afford no pleafure to our readers ; but we arc i afltured that from thebeginning to the end of the hellifli work the moil unparal lelled cruellies were infixed upon the whites in a manner too hocking o re late men women and children were hack ed down with words and plunged with ' bayonets women with children in th-ir arms were feen flying through the ftreets toavoi.l ih^ir ptirfuers ;' and being over taken by them one thrult of a bayonet hai pierced both mother and child after this dreadful mall'acre the dead Â«'"â€¢ lying iii the ftreets tor three dayt when thfi inhabitants were ordered to re move thofe within a ccr-ain diltance of each dwelling which weru alter war is dragged off and thrown into a ditch ai tho font r u mountain previous to he maltacrej certain of the blacks in order to obtain ills property of ' tho whi-cs which was ferreted called on i them individually and promifed to fpare rhetr lives if they wou d givj it u . ; ivhich having obtained not one of then was exempted from the general nufljcre i the nropartythus pprfidioufly obtained { onlnling ol gold jewels and plate was faid to!>e im naif gold was brouÂ»!it ! to the tow in hatful by the blacks i i tiered n exchange tor filver fur zh than lialr iu value we zre informed thai declines has decreed that any frfnchman hsneefur ward who hall arrive in st domingo in ill be pa to death t hew further the vincfidtive cruelly of the i black and their inveteracy againlt he elites 1 we hull mention the following n j '; ( v b . ctlir '- : hemaftacre look place a d mu fchooner belonging to si th â€¢ mas ha ing on board a number ofvrcn h piffcngeri after failing vai purfuc.l by armed boats overtaken and brought back and the danifh cap.'ain crew ll palk-ngi r were all put 10 heath i he :. v americans that were at the 1 â€¢'>"'â€¢ remained unhurt with il lc cx l f'he?,i,,.cr â– , and . few mechs " 1 - f m '""^ iwvicc were too furvi-cl.h 1>aredf . " nc lurvivcil the general wreck a ,(, tl . ., t()ur ldv d - elwin was creeling rrong fortifications in ihe orrrnen " ffl Â» ' Â«' frimthku york mercantiu advtrli j he intelligence of rhc indif.riminate majlacreof tlx white f rencn inhabitant i v domingo whi h we were the u "\ notice i confirmel by tl e arrival at i 1 v llt â€¢Â«â€¢ greyhound from l-apcfra cois the leu rs ot our tor relp indents and th verbal a â– 1 unt ol tl â€¢ hÂ»rciigcri v>!iw tfcaped agr in re prefenting it as in of the im't horrid i v lidi has occurred n ni> time en leavoured to divide ; you wh rare now confolidated and nuke but one ti mily without iloubt it was r.eccirary that our perfect reconciliation fliould be feal r falvation j ( and your fuccefi ; it ii he fecret 1 be mg mviik ible ( is it necelfary in orrlt r lo ftrengtlien '!â€¢â€¢â€¢ tie 10 recall lo your reme nbrance ; "â– â– catalogue o attfocitie coi imitt ! a '"'â– ' 'â– d i ijpccies : ih ni itj re ol the '"'â– rr ; opnuiion of 1 his iih,,h medita 'â– : "- '-' lilcn eat.d ratig-troi 1 of 1 â€¢â– a '"'"â– ' > '''â€¢â€¢ txecution of that a n â– , . projrfl to m Â« unblulhingl . . v ! alrrady begun by t p n |, wi , n , he ca mntfs and ferenity ol a countci 11 e j accullomed 10 qmilar crimes gau la 1 " i b pillage a-vl deftt yed ; its ruins rill reeking with the blood of he chil dren womrn and old iv n im.t t ihe i ; pjlage ( limtiu the vij'im of j rir craftinef j it r having bafcly otirm exer.:i fed ai mir | tinique r ljntdriunate petiple of marti ll nique iii il i bin fly loyo.ir afliitj ce ' ami rcak your fetters ! alas ! an iiii'ur moun a'de barrier feparatc-j m perhaps a park from ihe fame firu which ei dimes us a i 1 1 alight into your bofoms ; pe tiaps j at the found t â€¢ f 1 hi comnnot ion fud lenly awakening from \ our ic-tiiargv , wiih arms j in youi hand you yill reclaim yoiii fa i ! crcil im'.i inijir icrljit soli Â»- 1 . ' f , 1 . . ; after the rerribli exam ewlnch i hive j j.ili given tli.u fooncr or later diviiie juf i â– ice will unchain on lir in m mighty j minds ai>i>Â»e he \\ i ikncfs of the â€¢. u ir i for the iieltr;j(!;uoii and ttrror ol ihi wi..k ! ed tremb'eiyratus ufi:rpers f.-ourgers of ! ihe new world our tbg^er-j jic lluioen 1 ' 'â€¢ i ; y.uir pi nlihmcnl ready i ii x y j th'v.i im-m equipped i , m i id v^i obedient 10 my orders burn to offer anew j l.i.ri'v the man 9 ot t heir mii iili lau-il j brotturs let hit nation co.ne vrho may j he in*d and 1a ring enough 1 > attack me ' alrea'.y at it a^.ir iach ihe irrnsieil ge 1 ' in i " r hayi nfi sg oui ol the bofooi of : j the ocean appears ; hi menacing al'pÂ«tt 1 throws the wavc3 ir.to commotion ex } rites tempelts and with his mighty hand i difperfes hips ur daflie them iu piece ; to hit forml laole voice it law of nature ] pay obdfance ; dife-iies plague famine ! conflagration poifon,arehiscotiftant atten 1 i dauo j''.t >â€¢. hy calctila'eo'i tlii uinilaiice ! i of the climate and of the elements ? have ' 1 t r r t 1 hat i command a pt-opie â€¢>( no '< co ' mon rait hru'i'^ht up in advcrlity | whofe audacious danng frowns at oolta clcs and incrcafes by dangers let ihcm ' come then thefc lomicidal cchons ! i v/ait lor them vv i â€¢ !: firmnefsi anil k\ith a ! ffeady eye i aband into ihcm freely the ! fea i re and the f'accs where cities have ' cx'lled ; but woe 10 thofe wlio ibay ap . j'ldilh too near the mountains ! jt were \ i uettcr f'of them thai the lea received them ! j into i's profound ibyls iii.im to be fie | voured by ike an^eiot ihchil hen oi hayii " wat and ieali to tyrants '" this i tny j motto â€” â€¢â€¢ liberty injep ndencc /'' lliisis i i jur rallying cry j generals officers foidfers a lfiilc uh like him who his preceded me the m ptneral touflaint louvcrture i hsve j '"'â– â€¢ 1 ; - thtul '<> tl promife which 1 made . to you when i tooltip arms againft tyran ny & whillt the latlpark of lite remains in me 1 fhali keep my oath never again fhau a cilonifl o an e trope m fct his fÂ»ot vpn this tenitery with lie title of ntujltr ir proprietor this refolution iii l ! hence forward form the fundamentiil balls of dm conflitution should other clii afirr n'f by pur filing a conduct diimettica^y oppofite 10 mine dig their own grave and thofe of tl'cir f|cii ym will have toaccufe on v the law of deliiny which hall have taken i j me away from the happinefs and welfare nf my fellow-citi2en5 may m fuccef fors follow the path i fliall have traced oui for tlnm ! [\ is the fyftem s if adap ird for conlolidating iheir power ; ii is the htghell homage they can lendej 10 my memury as it is derogatory to my charafler v rrty dignity 10 punifti the innocent lor il - crimes ot the guilty a handful of whites commendable by the religion they have al ways profefted ami who have befides taken the oath to live with ui in the woods have i experienced my clemency \ order that the fword refpeft them and tha tiicy be ; unrxolc fled i recommend anew and order to a'l the generals of department c logrant fuc four encouragement ami proieclion to i all neutral and friendly nations who msy : wifh tocilabliik commercial relations in ! this ifland april iti ,!, f , r of indepen tncc tlie govj , u general signed dessalines i t c secretary general a t rue cnpv ) juste chaulatte this prnclama ion hat't'i â€¢ effefl vl i â€¢!â– was intend il , ii n rved 'â– '":â– arm of il â€¢ rl n i.'v t v ii ( i :.,!:, i inc i . â€¢ . !,.. ;, i ex it juifhed i : hii b '. m thc'lall fpark ol hu man y the work of death was aictl i fated ; ami on the an the aic whic tk